30-day Spirometry Holter method design and prospective observational study.

ABSTRACT: Asthma underdiagnosis and overdiagnosis remain significant problems for healthcare systems worldwide and indicate considerable pain points with current guidelines and diagnostic methods; therefore, new, targeted approaches seem crucial. This study introduces a novel spirometry-based approach using digital tools for objective asthma diagnosis support. This was a single-centre (Warsaw Medical University, Poland) prospective cohort study. It included adults with suspected asthma per GINA 2020, without confirmed obstruction in ambulatory spirometry. Patients were equipped and trained with a portable spirometer with built-in manoeuvre quality features AioCare^® (HealthUp, Poland). The protocol included twice-daily spirometry examinations over four weeks and symptom reporting in the mo

SUBMITTER: Korczynski P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11528101 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature